WFH and HFI Unite Experts to Advance Extended Half-Life Hemophilia Treatment Across North and North-East India
World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) shared an honoring post on LinkedIn:
”It was an honor to join the President of the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH), the President of Hemophilia Federation (India) Mr Premroop Alva, and Dr. Cecil Ross (Hematologist, St. John’s Hospital, Bangalore and VP–Medical, HFI) in organizing a combined event at Hotel Le Meridien, Windsor Place, Janpath Road focused on Hemophilia treatment using extended half-life (EHL) products for the North and North-Eastern regions of India.
We were privileged to have eminent experts with us:
Dr. Alok Shrivastava – Renowned Hematologist in India and World
Dr. Nita Radhakrishna – Pediatric Hematologist, PGI Noida
Dr. Shashikant Apte – Hematologist, Sahyadri Hospital, Pune
Dr. Mukul Aggarwal – Hematologist, AIIMS Delhi
Dr. Vipin Kulkarni – ICMR, Mumbai
…and many other dedicated doctors from Hemophilia Treatment Centres receiving humanitarian aid support.
Special thanks to Dr. Steven Pipe and Dr. Jay Martin (Head, WFH Humanitarian Aid Programme), Mr Harshal Kale for their leadership, along with the President of HFI, the technical team, HFI staff, and WFH colleagues for making this event possible.
As CEO of HFI, I am proud to be on the path of raising awareness, building capacity among healthcare providers, and advancing better hemophilia treatment and care across India.”

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